human-dominated

adjective

having been altered from its natural state by human activity to the point where the natural element is not as prominent as the human alterations.

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Meanings

adjectivehuman-dominated (comparative more human-dominated, superlative most human-dominated)

comparative more human-dominated · superlative most human-dominated

  1. usuallyOf a landscape; ecosystem; Of a landscape; ecosystemhaving been altered from its natural state by human activity to the point where the natural element is not as prominent as the human alterations.

    Folk names are generally restricted to highly conspicuous species that occur in human-dominated landscapes, commonly interact with humans, or are subject to hunting.

    2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62
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